Twitter bans popular news aggregator Politics For All
A political news aggregator that amassed nearly half a million followers has been banned by Twitter for “artificially amplifying” its audience. Politics For All was suspended at…
What the arts should do more of – and less of – in 2022
Art Where to start? Enough with “blockbuster” shows that fail to shed fresh light on their subjects. Time, surely, to stop pretending the NFT (non-fungible token) “boom”…
Laurence Fox urged to settle libel case after ‘paedophiles’ Twitter row
Laurence Fox has been urged to settle a libel suit over a “pointless” exchange in which he called three people “paedophiles” on Twitter. The actor is being…
Jesy Nelson’s critics pretend to want ‘social justice’ – but they’re Twitter bullies
This year, in particular, Nelson has been held to account by the public for “blackfishing” – a portmanteau coined on Twitter in 2018, which riffs on the…
Richard Bacon: ‘Cancel culture is public shaming under a new guise’
Some of the examples Bacon mentions in our conversation, however, are much more everyday and closer to home. “A younger female friend came round to see us…
Why Jack Dorsey unfollowed Twitter
Bruce Daisley, who spent eight years at Twitter and was head of its European division, says Dorsey “tended to act as a guide and a philosopher. He…
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey steps down
Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief executive of Twitter after saying that the company needs to “break away” from his grip as its founder. Mr Dorsey,…
Meet the Insta therapist who deleted her social media accounts
“In those angst-ridden teenage years, teenagers are programmed to want to belong and they naturally compare themselves with others,” she says. “When they see an image on…